PubData Leuphana Repository: Space and Control in Soccer

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.48548/pubdata-1531

Resource type	Journal Article
Title(s)	Space and Control in Soccer
DOI	10.48548/pubdata-1531
Handle	20.500.14123/1605
Creator	Martens, Florian Dick, Uwe 128098636 Brefeld, Ulf 0000-0001-9600-6463
Abstract	In many team sports, the ability to control and generate space in dangerous areas on the pitch is crucial for the success of a team. This holds, in particular, for soccer. In this study, we revisit ideas from Fernandez and Bornn (2018) who introduced interesting space-related quantities including pitch control (PC) and pitch value. We identify influence of the player on the pitch with the movements of the player and turn their concepts into data-driven quantities that give rise to a variety of different applications. Furthermore, we devise a novel space generation measure to visualize the strategies of the team and player. We provide empirical evidence for the usefulness of our contribution and showcase our approach in the context of game analyses.
Language	German
Keywords	Soccer; Movement; Motion; Model; Data-driven; Analytics
Year of publication in PubData	2024
Publishing type	Parallel publication
Publication version	Published version
Date issued	2021-07-16
Creation context	Research
Notes	This publication was funded by the Open Access Publication Fund of Leuphana University Lüneburg.
Published by	Medien- und Informationszentrum, Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
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